A number of changes to both the Sporting and Technical Regulations have been made by the FIA for the 2007 Formula One season.
In each of Friday's two practice sessions, teams may run one additional driver, though each team is still limited to two cars. Any holder of a Super License may run as an additional...
Teams must run their two cars with essentially the same race livery throughout the season and must seek prior approval for any major changes.
A commonly asked question is how drivers can be given a placing in the official race results even though they retired before the end of the race. The explanation can be found within...
Stewards have the power to impose various penalties on a driver if he commits an offence during a race. Offences may include jumping the start, causing an avoidable accident, unfairly...
At every Grand Prix meeting there are six key race officials who monitor and control the activities of the stewards and marshals to ensure the smooth and safe running of the event in...
Parc ferme is an enclosed and secure area in the paddock where the cars are weighed and any other checks deemed necessary by race officials are made. Teams must leave their cars here...
The top eight finishers in each Grand Prix score points towards both the drivers’ and the constructors’ world championships, according to the following scale:
At each Grand Prix meeting all race drivers may participate in two one and a half-hour practice sessions on Friday (Thursday at Monaco), another one-hour session on Saturday morning...
Prior to every Grand Prix the teams and drivers must adhere to a very strict starting procedure. This gets underway 30 minutes before the formation lap when the pit lane is opened....
The safety car’s main function, as its name implies, is to assist in maintaining safe track conditions throughout the Grand Prix weekend. It is driven by an experienced circuit...
A team of specially appointed scrutineers has the power to check cars at any point during a Grand Prix weekend to ensure that they fully comply with technical and safety...
FIA regulations state that drivers may have no more than three cars available for use at any one time. Usually a team will bring three or four cars to a race; a race car for each of...
If a race is suspended because of an accident or poor track conditions then red flags will be shown around the circuit. When this happens, the pit exit will be closed and all cars on...
For 2007 onwards, Formula One racing features just one tyre supplier, with all teams using identical Bridgestone rubber. The aims of this move are to create closer racing and to reduce...
